OGDEN — Boeing ... propulsion for the missiles. Fifty years ago, in 1974, Boeing took the lead on test support at the Little Mountain Test Facility. The company, once inextricably tied to U.S ...

DARPA believes that nuclear-powered propulsion could enable rapid maneuver in space — a capability that is difficult to achieve with current electric and chemical propulsion systems. (DARPA) ...

including nuclear thermal propulsion in space, a promising yet unproven technology that could significantly shorten the travel time to Mars and farther-flung destinations in the universe.

The aerospace giant will develop power and propulsion systems under its JETSON project. Lockheed Martin has been handed a contract to work on nuclear-powered spacecraft technologies. The U.S. Air ...